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temple�察�and bade him lift the stone�察�but he could not。 



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     Then   she   sighed�察  �and   said   the   same   words   again�察  �and   went   down�察�

and came again the next year�察�but Theseus could not                  lift the stone then�察�

nor the year after�察�and he longed to ask             his mother the meaning of that 

stone�察�and what might lie          underneath it�察�but her face was so sad that he 

had not the      heart to ask。 

     So he said to himself�察�'The day shall surely come when I will                 lift that 

stone�察�though no man in Troezene can。'             And in      order to grow strong he 

spent   all   his   days   in   wrestling�察  �and  boxing�察  �and   hurling�察  �and   taming 

horses�察�and hunting the boar           and the bull�察�and coursing goats and deer 

among the rocks�察       �till upon all the mountains there was no hunter so swift 

as    Theseus�察  �and   he   killed    Phaia   the   wild   sow   of   Crommyon�察     �which 

wasted all the land�察�till all the people said�察�'Surely the            Gods are with the 

lad。' 

     And when his eighteenth year was past�察�Aithra led him up                     again to 

the temple�察�and said�察�'Theseus�察�lift the stone this           day�察�or never know who 

you are。'     And Theseus went into the           thicket�察�and stood over the stone�察�

and tugged at it�察�and it       moved。      Then his spirit swelled within him�察�and 

he said�察�'If    I break my heart in my body�察�it shall up。'            And he tugged at 

it once more�察�and lifted it�察�and rolled it over with a shout。 

     And when he looked beneath it�察�on the ground lay a sword of                   bronze�察�

with a hilt of glittering gold�察�and by it a pair of            golden sandals�察�and he 

caught them up�察�and burst through the             bushes like a wild boar�察�and leapt 

to his mother�察�holding        them high above his head。 

     But when she saw them she wept long in silence�察�hiding her                   fair face 

in   her   shawl�察  �and   Theseus   stood   by   her   wondering�察   �and   wept   also�察  �he 

knew not why。         And when she was tired of            weeping�察�she lifted up her 

head�察�and laid her finger on her         lips�察�and said�察�'Hide them in your bosom�察�

Theseus my son�察�and           come with me where we can look down upon the 

sea。' 

     Then they went outside   the sacred wall�察  �and looked down over                   the 

bright blue sea�察�and Aithra said ´ 

     'Do you see this land at our feet��' 

     And he said�察�'Yes�察�this is Troezene�察�where I was born and                bred。' 

     And   she   said�察  �'It   is   but   a   little   land�察  �barren   and   rocky�察  �and looks 



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towards the bleak north´east。         Do you see that land         beyond��' 

     'Yes�察�that is Attica�察�where the Athenian people dwell。' 

     'That is a fair land and large�察�Theseus my son�察�and it looks                  toward 

the sunny south�察�a land of olive´oil and honey�察�the              joy of Gods and men。 

For   the   Gods   have   girdled   it   with mountains�察  �whose   veins   are   of   pure 

silver�察�and their bones of         marble white as snow�察�and there the hills are 

sweet with       thyme and basil�察�and the meadows with violet and asphodel�察�

and   the   nightingales   sing   all   day   in   the   thickets�察  �by   the side   of   ever´ 

flowing   streams。      There   are twelve   towns   well       peopled�察 �the homes   of 

an   ancient   race�察  �the   children   of  Kekrops   the   serpent   king�察  �the   son   of 

Mother Earth�察�who wear            gold cicalas among the tresses of their golden 

hair�察�for like     the cicalas they sprang from the earth�察�and like the cicalas 

they sing all day�察�rejoicing in the genial sun。            What would        you do�察�son 

Theseus�察�if you were king of such a land��' 

     Then Theseus stood astonished�察�as he looked across the broad                    bright 

sea�察   �and   saw    the  fair  Attic   shore�察   �from   Sunium      to   Hymettus       and 

Pentelicus�察�and all the mountain peaks which               girdle Athens round。        But 

Athens     itself  he   could    not  see�察  �for   purple    AEgina     stood    before   it�察�

midway across the sea。 

     Then his heart grew great within him�察�and he said�察�'If I were                 king of 

such a land I would rule it wisely and well in wisdom                 and in might�察�that 

when I died all men might weep over my                  tomb�察�and cry�察 �Alas for the 

shepherd of his people� �' 

     And Aithra smiled�察�and said�察�'Take�察�then�察�the sword and the                  sandals�察�

and go to AEgeus�察�king of Athens�察�who lives on                  Pallas' hill�察�and say to 

him�察   �The   stone   is   lifted�察  �but   whose is   the   pledge   beneath   it�拭─  �Then 

show him the sword and the            sandals�察�and take what the Gods shall send。' 

     But Theseus wept�察�'Shall I leave you�察�O my mother��' 

     But she answered�察�'Weep not for me。              That which is fated must          be�察�

and grief is easy to those who do nought but grieve。                 Full of sorrow was 

my youth�察�and full of sorrow my womanhood。                     Full of sorrow was my 

youth   for   Bellerophon�察  �the   slayer   of     the   Chimaera�察  �whom   my   father 

drove   away   by   treason�察     �and  full   of   sorrow    my   womanhood�察       �for  thy 

treacherous   father   and   for    thee�察  �and   full   of   sorrow   my   old   age   will   be 



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��for I see my     fate in dreams���察�when the sons of the Swan shall carry me 

captive to the hollow vale of Eurotas�察�till I sail across the           seas a slave�察�

the handmaid of the pest of Greece。           Yet shall    I be avenged�察�when the 

golden´haired   heroes   sail   against    Troy�察  �and   sack   the   palaces   of   Ilium�察�

then my son shall set me        free from thraldom�察�and I shall hear the tale of 

Theseus'     fame。    Yet beyond that I see new sorrows�察�but I can bear them 

as I have borne the past。' 

    Then     she  kissed   Theseus�察   �and   wept   over   him�察  �and  went    into  the 

temple�察�and Theseus saw her no more。 



              PART II ´ HOW THESEUS SLEW THE 



                        DEVOURERS OF MEN 



       SO Theseus   stood there   alone�察 �with   his   mind   full   of   many  hopes。 

And first he thought of going down to the harbour and             hiring a swift ship�察�

and sailing across the bay to Athens�察         �but even that seemed too slow for 

him�察�and he longed for         wings to fly across the sea�察�and find his father。 

But   after   a   while   his   heart   began   to   fail   him�察  �and   he   sighed�察  �and   said 

within himself ´ 

     'What if my father have other sons about him whom he loves�拭                �What 

if he will not receive me�拭      �And what have I done that he         should receive 

me�拭    �He    has  forgotten   me   ever   since  I  was    born�此   �why    should    he 

welcome me now��' 

    Then he thought a long while sadly�察�and at the last he cried                aloud�察�

'Yes�    �I will make him love me�察�for I will prove            myself worthy of his 

love。    I   will   win   honour   and   renown�察  �and do   such   deeds   that AEgeus 

shall be proud of me�察�though he had           fifty other sons�    �Did not Heracles 

win himself honour�察      �though he was opprest�察�and the slave of Eurystheus�拭�

Did   he    not   kill   all   robbers   and   evil   beasts�察 �and drain   great   lakes and 

marshes�察�breaking the hills through with his club�拭            �Therefore it was that 

all men honoured him�察�because he rid            them of their miseries�察�and made 

life pleasant to them and       their children after them。       Where can I go�察�to 

do as Heracles      has done�拭    �Where can I find strange adventures�察�robbers�察�

and    monsters�察�and the children of hell�察�the enemies of men�拭            �I   will go 



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by land�察�and into the mountains�察�and round by the way                   of the Isthmus。 

Perhaps there I may hear of brave            adventures�察�and do something which 

shall win my father's       love。' 

     So he went by land�察�and away into the mountains�察�with his                    father's 

sword upon his thigh�察�till he came to the Spider              mountains�察�which hang 

over   Epidaurus   and   the   sea�察  �where   the   glens   run   downward   from   one 

peak in the midst�察�as the rays        spread in the spider's web。 

     And he went up into the gloomy glens�察�between the furrowed                   marble 

walls�察�till the lowland grew blue beneath his feet and                the clouds drove 

damp about his head。 

     But he went up and up for ever�察�through the spider's web of                glens�察�till 

he   could   see the   narrow gulfs   spread   below   him�察     �north   and   south�察  �and 

east   and   west�察  �black   cracks   half´choked      with   mists�察  �and   above   all   a 

dreary down。 

     But over that down he must go�察�for there was no road right or                left�察�so 

he toiled on through bog and brake�察�till he came to             a pile of stones。 

     And   on   the   stones   a   man   was   sitting�察  �wrapt   in   a   bearskin cloak。 

The head of the bear served him for a cap�察�and its                 teeth grinned white 

around his brows�察�and the feet were tied            about his throat�察�and their claws 

shone   white   upon   his   chest。     And   when   he   saw   Theseus   he   rose�察  �and 

laughed till the glens      rattled。 

     'And who art thou�察�fair fly�察�who hast walked into the                spider's web��' 

But Theseus walked on steadily�察�and made no                answer�察�but he thought�察�'Is 

this some robber�拭�and has an           adventure come already to me��'             But the 

strange man laughed         louder than ever�察�and said ´ 

     'Bold fly�察�know you not that these glens are the web from                 which no 

fly ever finds his way out again�察�and this down the               spider's house�察�and I 

the spider who sucks the flies�拭        �Come      hither�察�and let me feast upon you�察�

for   it  is  of  no  use   to  run   away�察    �so  cunning     a  web    has  my    father 

Hephaistos spread for me           when he made these clefts in the mountains�察�

through which no        man finds his way home。' 

     But Theseus came on steadily�察�and asked ´ 

     'And   what   is   your   name   

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